The WARC Podcast

In an exclusive podcast interview for WARC’s Marketer’s Toolkit, Grant McKenzie - Chief Marketing Officer, Europe and International at Asahi - talks to WARC’s Anna Hamill about sports sponsorship, media fragmentation, moving on from gender stereotypes, and the impact of climate change on the beer industry.Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

Jonathan Halvorson, Mondelez’s Global SVP, discusses pricing strategies in an inflationary market, the AI revolution, and brand purpose in a polarized world. They also talk about the impact of inflation on brand marketing, the AI revolution in brand marketing, sustainability challenges and initiatives, and investing in sustainable sourcing.

In an exclusive interview on The WARC Podcast, Andrea Brimmer, Ally Financial’s Chief Marketing and PR Officer, discusses brand trust during economic upheaval, the power of investing in women’s sports, piloting generative AI and much more.Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

The podcast discusses three interesting topics: political polarisation and the need for brands to pick a position, the impact of generative AI on staffing and brand safety, and the challenges faced by young men and the need to redefine masculinity.

WARC’s Lena Roland and Rica Facundo unpack the latest WARC Guide to creating cultural advantage. They discuss the end of monoculture, how culture is both polarised and connected, and how marketers need to move beyond a “just enough” understanding of their consumers. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

This week WARC’s Rica Facundo talks about the state of media quality in APAC with Wei Tuck NG, senior manager client analytics APAC, Double Verify and Veneeta Ranjan, head of media, Ferrero. We discuss why the region is lagging behind, how to raise the bar of media quality in high growth digital markets in the region. For more insights, check out WARC’s media quality report in collaboration with Double Verify. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

The third and final episode in a special three-part series that looks at creative effectiveness through the lens of the winners of 2023 WARC Awards. This week, WARC’s Amy Rodgers and John Bizzell discuss brave brands – those that have taken a risk, stepped outside of their category norms and comfort zones, and thought outside the box when it comes to their creative ideas. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

This week WARC’s Aditya Kishore talks to Sorin Patilinet, Senior Director Marketing Effectiveness at Mars. Discussing Mars’ constant innovation in creative measurement.Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

The second episode in a special three-part series that looks at creative effectiveness through the lens of the winners of 2023 WARC Awards. This week, WARC’s Amy Rodgers and John Bizzell discuss the brands that have used data to spark creativity, which has subsequently generated results for their business.Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

WARC’s Rica Facundo discusses the learnings from SXSW Sydney with WPP Australia and New Zealand’s President Rose Herceg, and Chief Strategy Officer Katie Rigg-Smith.Why should we invest in creativity, and what lessons can marketers take with them to fight for creativity in the boardroom, and cultivate it with their teams? In this episode we also hear from Severine Vauleon, Global VP at LUX, Josh Faulks, CEO at AANA, Michelle Martinis, Head of Marketing at National Australia Bank, Stephen Connor, Managing Director at Volvo Australia, Pete Randeria, Director of Global Innovation at Treasury Premium Brands, David Dahan, Managing Director at WPP@Unilever, Gavin Gibson, Managing Partner at Mindshare, David Redhill, ex-CMO of Deloitte, Sam Evans, Head of Digital Marketing and E-commerce at Modus Beer, Toby Talbot, Chief Creative Officer at Ogilvy. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.